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Schoolgirls, Alison and Mary had been best friends for years, spending most of their time together

at school, soccer practice and sleepovers. The pair lived in Greenfield, a small Californian

town located within Monoray County, approximately 30 miles inland from the central coast. With

a population of just over 7,000 residents, it was a relatively close-knit, safe community

where many of the townspeople knew and trusted one another. Mary lived in a modest one-story

farmhouse situated on a ranch amongst Greenfield's rolling hillside. Her best friend, Alison,

spent the night there often, enjoying the sprawling rural space that provided a contrast

to her suburban home. Mary's father, 36-year-old Ronald Reaver, was an unemployed truck driver and

former prison officer. He had plenty of spare time to supervise his poor young children

and to their friends, joining them as they played together. Despite all the fun to be

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